Bleeding Edge? Lots of packages from the Debian repositories that I'm interested in are years out-of-date.
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user13032Mar 26 '11 at 13:34

I was referring to other distributions too, not just Debian-based flavours. The package versions in Ubuntu are far newer than most others which makes them less proven and more prone to updates.
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Jonathan RossMar 26 '11 at 14:03

While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.
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Stephen MyallAug 15 '12 at 11:22